A bill that would ban gay pride flags in classrooms could hamper efforts to keep the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, according to a Hollywood trade publication.

A Hollywood trade publication quotes an "insider" who said a discussion of Utah's HB77, which would ban pride flags in schools and government buildings, came up during talks over whether the Sundance Film Festival should stay in Utah.

Some of Utah's conservative leaders are encouraging Sundance to leave following a report that the state's pending ban on pride flags could push the film festival out the door. The latest: Deadline, citing an anonymous source,